Police on the West Demerara are seeking a gunman who robbed the On-The-Go Service station at Nismes on Tuesday night while a 17-year-girl will shortly be charged for robbery under arms in a separate incident.
On Tuesday night at about 7:20, a man, who was armed with a handgun walked into the On-The-Go Service station, located at Nismes, West Bank Demerara and pretended that he was there to purchase oil. Police sources said that as the pump attendant went to get the oil, the bandit pulled out the gun and relieved the pump attendant of $25,000, which represented the gas sales. At gunpoint, he forced the attendant into the mini-mart and took another $10,000 from the cash register there. The bandit gun-butted the attendant while demanding more money and grabbed a cellular-phone top-up machine and escaped. Police are continuing their investigations into this matter. This service station had been robbed before.
Meanwhile, a 17-year-old girl has been detained and is expected to be charged soon with robbery under arms. Police sources said that on Saturday night the girl was drinking with two male youths at one of the youths’ Versailles, West Bank Demerara home. During that time, a knock was heard on the door and when it was opened two men, one of whom was armed with a shotgun, barged in.
A third man was waiting in a car. The bandits robbed the youths of gold and silver jewellery worth over $1M and escaped in the waiting car.
Under questioning the girl reportedly admitted that she had called her boyfriend and he sent the men to commit the crime. The two calls were recorded on her cellular phone. She reportedly denied that her boyfriend was part of the trio that committed the robbery. The other men are being sought and police sources said that the girl is likely to be charged today. (Gaulbert Sutherland)
